Thesaurus: handling

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Handle
2. n. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t.
3. v. t. The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.
4. n. manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
5. n. the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
6. n. the management of someone or something
7. 1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t. The heavens and your fair handling Have made you master of the field this day. Spenser. 2. (Drawing, Painting, etc.) The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch. Fairholt.
8. The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.Fairholt.
9. n:100 n. manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something n. the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means